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What is this plug and where does it plug into?

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What is this plug and where does it plug into?

Post by ScottBarton » Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:06 pm

Sitting on top of my DVD Nav drive, purple plug left hanging.
There is a module on top of the cage that looks like it would plug into...some kind of aerial maybe?

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Re: What is this plug and where does it plug into?

Post by X5-D-Sport » Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:19 pm

Well, for your comfort & peace of mind, My X5 has the same plug dangling unconnected also...

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Re: What is this plug and where does it plug into?

Post by ScottBarton » Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:07 pm

ha ha! Do you have the module thingy sitting on top of the cage where the Nav drive is located? Its fixed by one of the white plastic nuts you can just see in my pic.
It does plug into that....but still none the wiser!  ???
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Re: What is this plug and where does it plug into?

Post by shadrack » Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:25 pm

its for the intergrated coffee machine that some models have fitted
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Re: What is this plug and where does it plug into?

Post by ScottBarton » Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:00 am

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Re: What is this plug and where does it plug into?

Post by Steamyrotter » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:07 pm

Definitely Bluetooth antenna

Plugs into Bluetooth module that sits just below boot floor on that side, at an angle with one corner poking up through the plastic moulding.

Pictures on here somewhere, just search for ULF
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Re: What is this plug and where does it plug into?

Post by ScottBarton » Tue Dec 30, 2014 1:19 pm

Explains why my Bluetooth connection was not very good! Plugged it in and things have improved. No idea why it was left unplugged??
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Re: What is this plug and where does it plug into?

Post by X5Sport » Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:39 pm

Could have had a bad module replaced and it got er forgotten.. :-[
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